Tasted at Chateau Leoville Las-Cases. This has improved from its barrel showing, the nose is very Pauillac in style with touches of tobacco, mint and blackcurrant. Good lift and focus, expanding nicely in the glass. The palate has a ripe, supple entry, those tannin lay in the background at first, but make their presence felt towards the finish. The oak is a little disjointed at the moment, but there is fine definition and good persistency. I would afford this Potensac 3-4 years to coalesce because I think it could be a dark horse. Drink 2012-2025. Tasted October 2010.

– eRobertParker.com, Jan 2011

(42% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon and 18% cabernet franc; 8.7% press wine added; 13.2 % alcohol; 30% new oak) Deep ruby-violet. Explosive aromas of violet, ripe red cherry and spicy blackcurrant. Less massive on the palate than the nose would suggest, offering rich and attractive black cherry and blackberry syrup flavors and excellent balance. The long finish features youthfully tight tannins that should resolve nicely with time.

Sweet plum, deep cherry and currant notes as well as underbrush and earthiness are all present in this elegant, mid-weight wine, which has good freshness, decent acidity, and ripe tannin. It should drink nicely for up to 7-8 years.

Sweet plum, deep cherry and currant notes as well as underbrush and earthiness are all present in this elegant, mid-weight wine, which has good freshness, decent acidity, and ripe tannin. It should drink nicely for up to 7-8 years.

Robert Parker (Wine Advocate #194, May 2011)

Menthol and liquorice, savoury blackcurrant fruit and smooth texture. Medium body, rounded and supple and with a good amount of aniseed aftertaste. (RH)

Tasted blind. Dark crimson. Well-integrated nose. Stony and a bit austere but very fresh. Just a little scrawny. But classic. (JR)